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faded away

faded away is the simple past and past participle of fade away.

Meaning of fade away

Verb

fade away (third-person singular simple present fades away, present participle fading away, simple past and past participle faded away)

  1. To lose strength, become weaker; to wane; to disappear or reduce slowly.
    • I was angry at first, but my rage faded away over time.
    Synonyms:
    die, wither

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Questions about faded away

What is faded away the simple past and past participle of?
Faded away is the simple past and past participle of fade away.

Words near faded away in the dictionary

  1. fadeable
  2. fadeaway
  3. fadeaways
  4. FADEC
  5. faded
  6. faded away
  7. Faded Giant
  8. Faded Giants
  9. faded in
  10. faded out
  11. faded to black

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